/*
 * Copyright 2009 Zero Separation
 *
 *     This file is part of PDSUtilities.
 *
 *  PDSUtilities is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
 *  it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as published by
 *  the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
 *  (at your option) any later version.
 *
 *  PDSUtilities is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
 *  but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
 *  MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
 *  GNU Lesser General Public License for more details.
 *
 *  You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License
 *  along with PDSUtilities.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 *
 * @author Tim Boura - Zero Separation
 */

package com.zero_separation.pds.utilities;

import java.math.BigInteger;

/**
 * This interface can be used to refer to any object that provides a unique BigInteger
 * Id. Primarilly it is used for AbstractManagedObject but can also be used for any
 * object that for whatever reason cannot extend AbstractManagedObject.
 *
 * @author Tim Boura - Zero Separation
 */
public interface HasId {

    /**
     * Get the unique identifier for this object.
     *
     * @return The unique identifier.
     */
    public BigInteger getId();
}
